Locale Based Call Forwarding with Automated Creation of New Locales

1. A method of forwarding a telephone number, the method comprising: tracking recent locations of a user with the user's mobile personal communications device and a wireless telecommunications network; determining whether the recent locations match a set of historical location records identifying a locale for the user; creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations; and forwarding a telephone number in dependence upon the new locale.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the recent locations match a set of historical location records identifying a locale for the user further comprises comparing a plurality of recent locations and a set a historical location records.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations further comprises storing the plurality of recent locations as a new set of historical location records.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations further comprises storing the plurality of recent locations as a new set of historical location records and creating a new locale record; wherein the new set of historical location records are related to the new locale record through a foreign key.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein creating a new locale record further comprises obtaining a user-specified new locale name from a user for the new locale and storing the user-specified new locale name in a new locale name record, wherein the new locale record is related to the new locale record through a foreign key.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein obtaining a user-specified new locale name from a user for the new locale comprises contacting the user and receiving the user-specified new locale name.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising creating a new call-forwarding record for the new locale.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein creating a new call-forwarding record for the new locale comprises obtaining a user-specified call forwarding number from a user for the locale and storing the user-specified call forwarding number in a call-forwarding record.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising creating a new a phone number record for the new locale and creating a new a phone name record wherein the new phone name record is related to the new phone number record through a foreign key.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations further comprises editing the new set of historical records.

11. A system for forwarding a telephone number, the system comprising: means for tracking recent locations of a user with the user's mobile personal communications device and a wireless telecommunications network; means for determining whether the recent locations match a set of historical location records identifying a locale for the user; means for creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations; and means for forwarding a telephone number in dependence upon the new locale.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein means for determining whether the recent locations match a set of historical location records identifying a locale for the user further comprises means for comparing a plurality of recent locations and a set a historical location records.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein means for creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations further comprises means for storing the plurality of recent locations as a new set of historical location records.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein means for creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations further comprises means for storing the plurality of recent locations as a new set of historical location records and means for creating a new locale record; wherein the new set of historical location records are related to the new locale record through a foreign key.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein means for creating a new locale record further comprises means for obtaining a user-specified new locale name from a user for the new locale and means for storing the user-specified new locale name in a new locale name record, wherein the new locale record is related to the new locale record through a foreign key.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein means for obtaining a user-specified new locale name from a user for the new locale comprises means for contacting the user and means for receiving the user-specified new locale name.

17. The system of claim 11 , further comprising means for creating a new call-forwarding record for the new locale.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein means for creating a new call-forwarding record for the new locale comprises means for obtaining a user-specified call forwarding number from a user for the locale and means for storing the user-specified call forwarding number in a call-forwarding record.

19. The system of claim 11 , further comprising means for creating a new a phone number record for the new locale and means for creating a new a phone name record wherein the new phone name record is related to the new phone number record through a foreign key.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein means for creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations further comprises means for editing the new set of historical records.

21. A computer program product for forwarding a telephone number, the program product comprising: a recording medium; means, recorded on the recording medium, for tracking recent locations of a user with the user's mobile personal communications device and a wireless telecommunications network; means, recorded on the recording medium, for determining whether the recent locations match a set of historical location records identifying a locale for the user; means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations; and means, recorded on the recording medium, for forwarding a telephone number in dependence upon the new locale.

22. The computer program product of claim 21 , wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for determining whether the recent locations match a set of historical location records identifying a locale for the user further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for comparing a plurality of recent locations and a set a historical location records.

23. The computer program product of claim 21 , wherein means for creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing the plurality of recent locations as a new set of historical location records.

24. The computer program product of claim 21 , wherein means for creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing the plurality of recent locations as a new set of historical location records and means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a new locale record; wherein the new set of historical location records are related to the new locale record through a foreign key.

25. The computer program product of claim 24 , wherein means for creating a new locale record further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for obtaining a user-specified new locale name from a user for the new locale and means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing the user-specified new locale name in a new locale name record, wherein the new locale record is related to the new locale record through a foreign key.

26. The computer program product of claim 25 , wherein means for obtaining a user-specified new locale name from a user for the new locale comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for contacting the user and means for receiving the user-specified new locale name.

27. The computer program product of claim 21 , further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a new call-forwarding record for the new locale.

28. The computer program product of claim 27 , wherein means for creating a new call-forwarding record for the new locale comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for obtaining a user-specified call forwarding number from a user for the locale and means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing the user-specified call forwarding number in a call-forwarding record.

29. The computer program product of claim 21 , further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a new a phone number record for the new locale and means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a new a phone name record wherein the new phone name record is related to the new phone number record through a foreign key.

30. The computer program product of claim 21 , wherein means for creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for editing the new set of historical records.